News & Events
06/04/2012 - China’s presence in North African economies is expanding rapidly, as both an important trading partner, and increasingly as an investor. Chinese involvement can be readily seen in North African sectors like energy, infrastructure development, retail trade and, increasingly, in manufacturing. Yet, at the same time, North African industry has experienced the fallout associated with Chinese competitiveness in manufacturing within their domestic market and in third country markets.
Categories: Algeria, Egypt, China, Human and Social Development, Youth
31/01/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) will work together to enhance the capacity of customs administrations in Africa. The declaration was made yesterday evening in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions, on the margins of the 18th African Union Summit.
Categories: Ethiopia, China, Regional Integration, Partnerships, President's Corner
30/09/2011 - China’s trade with Africa has increased dramatically over recent years. By 2008, it surpassed the USD 100 billion mark to reach USD 114 billion. Despite the 2008 global financial crisis, China-Africa trade nevertheless totalled USD 93 billion in 2009.
Categories: China, Chief Economist's Office
20/09/2011 - The African Development Bank today released a book titled "China and Africa, An Emerging Partnership for Development?" In recent years, China has been the prominent emerging partner for most of Africa and new China-Africa relations have generated heated debates. Is China really the sole winner in its relations with the African continent? This book challenges this idea by analyzing opportunities and challenges for both parties.
Categories: China, Chief Economist's Office
09/06/2011 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday in Lisbon signed two major cooperation agreements with China and Brazil for the funding of projects and programs in the AfDB´s regional member countries (RMCs).
11/05/2011 - The Report, titled, “The BRICs in North Africa: Changing the Name of the Game?” says the group, which comprised Brazil, Russia, India and China during the time covered by the report (South Africa joined in 2011) is drawn to the region due to a growing need for raw materials and minerals; an amenable investment and regulatory climate; its relatively large population and overall GDP; low production and labour costs, and geographical proximity to European and Middle East markets.
Categories: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Brazil, India, China, Regional Integration
20/12/2010 - The African Development Bank Group on Thursday, December 16, 2010 in Tunis received a delegation from the Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank). The delegation, led by its Executive Vice President, Liu Liange, also comprised the General Manager, Legal Department, Li Jian, and Assistant President, Liu Yang.
Categories: China
- From: 22/11/2010
- To: 03/12/2010
- Location: Korea, China, Japan, South Africa
* Korea: We are inviting candidates to visit our career event from 1 - 3 December 2010 in Seoul.
* South Africa: We are inviting candidates to visit our career event on November 25, 2010 in Johannesburg and November 29, 2010 in Cape Town.
* China: We are inviting candidates to visit our career event from 26 – 30 November 2010 in Beijing.
* Japan: We are inviting candidates to visit our career event from 22 November in Osaka and 24 – 25 November in Tokyo.
Categories: China, Japan, Korea, South Africa
09/02/2010 - Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has just returned from a visit to China whose principal aim was how to strengthen cooperation between the Bank and China. During the three-day visit between 3 and 6 February 2010, he and his Chinese hosts shared their views on the ways and means of improving that cooperation. The Bank’s president visited Beijing as well as Shengzhu,China’s centre for new technology.
Categories: China, Poverty Reduction
08/02/2010 - On 6 February 2010, President Kaberuka concluded a three-day official mission to the People’s Republic of China. The President visited the southern City of Shenzhen, home to two famous ICT firms, and also major investors in Africa's IT sector, Huawei and ZTE. The President also held consultations with both firms' senior management.
Categories: China, President's Corner
